WOODLAND — Biologist Dave’y Lumley paced the shallow water at the mouth of the Lewis River on an overcast morning late last month. With each step, she carefully scanned the water in front of her, ...

The lower half of a fish ladder at Bonneville Lock & Dam in Cascade Locks remains unchanged as upgrades focus on the upper section. A new $8 million project at the Bonneville Lock & Dam aims to make ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email PORTLAND, Ore. – Pacific lamprey, an ancient, eel-like fish species, are seeing returns 170 percent higher than the ...

Pacific lamprey cling to a fish-viewing window at Bonneville Lock & Dam on June 28. This year, adult Pacific lamprey returns are lower than in 2023. So far, fish counters estimate only 22,021 (as of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what they've described as one of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo’s newest residents are also its oldest: 25 Pacific lamprey moved in this week, and the ancient fish are making themselves right at home. Predating dinosaurs and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Pacific Northwest’s most ancient resident is making a comeback. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Lamprey have seen a resurgence with returns 170% ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One of the Pacific Northwest’s oldest – and most smiley – species has officially returned to the Oregon Zoo. Not one, but 25 Pacific lampreys can now be seen in the zoo’s Great ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — For the first time, ancient eels from the depths of Willamette Falls are now in human care. The Oregon Zoo says it welcomed 25 Pacific lamprey last week. The eerie-looking eels ...

Pacific lamprey have lived on Earth for about 450 million years. When humans came along, a deep relationship formed between Pacific lamprey and Native American tribes across the western United States.

But first, I held one — which was the more memorable experience. Yakama Nation tribal member Rod Begay passed me a fish about 18 inches long as he transferred part of the day’s catch into a gunny sack ...

A new $8 million project at the Bonneville Lock & Dam aims to make it easier for Pacific lamprey to migrate along the Columbia River. The project, under construction on the Washington side of the dam, ...